French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Embuscade' (1798)

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L'Embuscade
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1774
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Previously	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ambuscade' (1773) (32) 1773-1798 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	14.12.1798	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Amazon Class (1770)	B028
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John BarnardBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1740-1782	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1774
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Captured	28.5.1803	NNF-1774
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ambuscade' (1803) (32) 1803-1810 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 3"Imperial Feet38.4077
Length of Keel104' 1"Imperial Feet31.7056
Breadth35' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet10.6871
Depth in Hold12' 2"Imperial Feet3.683
Draught Forward8' 4"Imperial Feet2.54
Draught Aft13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen683 ⁸¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1799Broadside Weight = 168 French Livre (181.3056 lbs 82.236 kg)
Upper Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
28.5.1803187 W005

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1800 - 28.5.1803Capitaine de VaisseauW005

Service History

DateEventSource
28.5.1803Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

W005William James, Digital Book

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